2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton drove a brilliant race to secure his first and the 7th different win of the season in 7 races so far! The Briton made good work of a 2-stop strategy to overtake title rivals Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso on the last laps of the race.
Fernando Alonso’s hopes of a podium finish were blown away after a late surge from Lotus’ Romain Grosjean and Sauber’s Sergio Perez – who were on fresher tyres – denied him 2nd place.
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel took 4th place after a brilliant overtaking maneuver on Alonso who eventually settled in 5th position.
Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber battled for positions throughout the Canadian Grand Prix, with the former proving faster as he crossed the line in 6th, while the latter in 7th.
Kimi Raikkonen ended up in 8th place, five tenths behind Webber; the Finn was followed by Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa who ruined his chances of a better position after he spun early in the race.
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1h32:29.586 2. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 2.513 3. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 5.260 4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 7.295 5. Alonso Ferrari + 13.411 6. Rosberg Mercedes + 13.842 7. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 15.085 8. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 15.567 9. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 24.432 10. Massa Ferrari + 25.272 11. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 37.693 12. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 46.236 13. Maldonado Williams-Renault + 47.052 14. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:04.475 15. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap 16. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 1 lap 17. Senna Williams-Renault + 1 lap 18. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 1 lap 19. Petrov Caterham-Renault + 1 lap 20. Pic Marussia-Cosworth + 2 laps